10:4 They were absolutely terrified 1 and said, “Look, two kings could not stop him! 2 How can we?” 3
1 tn Heb “they were very, very afraid.” The term מְאֹד (me’od) “very,” is repeated for emphasis.
2 tn Heb “did not stand before him.”
3 tn Heb “How can we stand?”
4 tn Heb “set apart”; or “observe as holy.”
5 tn Or “served.”
6 sn See the note at 1 Kgs 15:12.
7 tn Heb “about which the
8 tn Heb “only the silver that is given into their hand should not be reckoned with them, for in faithfulness they are acting.”